How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Michigan?

About $17.29 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 23.05¢/kWh.

How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?

Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.

Is that expensive compared with other states?

Michigan has the 13th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.

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Cost to run a garage refrigerator in Michigan (July 2026 rates)

At 23.05¢ per kilowatt-hour — Michigan's average residential price in July 2026 — running a garage refrigerator costs $207 a year. That is 26% more than the national average of $165. Michigan's residential rate is up 12.2% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $185 to $207 a year.

Per day: 56.8¢
Per month: $17.29
Per year: $207

Assumption: 900 kWh a year. An older second fridge in an unconditioned garage. Age and ambient heat both push this well above a modern kitchen unit. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.

How Michigan compares

Michigan pays 23.05¢/kWh, the 13th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $42.66 more a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same garage refrigerator costs $114 a year in Louisiana and $432 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $318 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Maryland	21.41¢	$16.06	$193
Pennsylvania	21.72¢	$16.29	$195
Michigan	23.05¢	$17.29	$207
Vermont	23.75¢	$17.81	$214
Connecticut	24.16¢	$18.12	$217

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for a garage refrigerator.

What else costs about the same in Michigan

Space heater$199 a year in MI Portable air conditioner$195 a year in MI Electric clothes dryer$180 a year in MI

Cutting the number down

This is the classic hidden line item: a 20-year-old beer fridge can cost more per year than every light in the house combined.
Running it only in the months you actually need it, rather than year-round, cuts the cost proportionally.

Questions

How much does a garage refrigerator cost per month in Michigan?: About $17.29 a month, assuming 900 kWh a year at 23.05¢/kWh.
How many kilowatt-hours does a garage refrigerator use?: Roughly 900 kWh a year under these assumptions.
Is that expensive compared with other states?: Michigan has the 13th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs more here than the U.S. average of $165 a year.